Will you miss not seeing the Class 1A Division II state high school basketball championships being hosted at Gross Memorial Coliseum on the campus of Fort Hays State University this year? (FHSU and KSHSAA has decided to relocate this year's tournament to Dodge City since the FHSU women have the possibility of hosting an NCAA Division II regional tourney.)

Led by its top two singles players, the Hays High School girls' tennis team opened its season by winning the Cimarron Invitational on Thursday.

Senior Julie Balzer, the Indians' No. 2 singles player, cruised past all four of her opponents, defeating Cimarron's Katie McDowell 6-1 in the finals. Sophomore Brooke Forinash, the No. 1 singles player entering the tournament, rolled into the finals of her flight before falling to Tribune-Greeley County's Bailey Harris, 6-0.

Both doubles teams took third in their respective flights. Seniors Molly Barnett and Kelsee DeBoer lost in their second match before winning the final two. Juniors Emily McPherson and Ashley Cossaart opened with a loss, then turned around to win the next two matches before losing their final match.

Tribune took second behind Hays High as a team, with Ulysses, Cimarron and St. John rounding out the field.

The Indians' next action is Sept. 5 in the HHS Invitational at the HHS and City Courts.